J. B. Sequeira

John Baptist Sequeira also known as J. B. Sequeira, was a famous Konkani poet, writer, novelist. He contributed a lot to the Konkani literature world. J.B.Sequeira was born ओन 02-06-1937 at Mumbai but spent his childhood at Shankarpura, a village near Udupi, Karnataka. He completed his primary and high school education at Pangala and Katapady in Udupi district and migrated to mumbai in 1956

Literary work
. J.B. Sequeira started writing poems in his early age. His first Konkani novel, “Solvonit Jik”. A few other books authored by him include – “Doth Kitli” (essay), “Kalzache Umalle, Ek Sopann Adhurem, Oxim Ailim Lharam, Avale-dhuvale” (poems), “Chikolim, Satham – khatham” (chutuka), Bombay – Canara Catholic Directory (collections), “Mukhavaram / Movllam” in 3 volumes, “Ami Konglish Uloitanv” in 3 volumes, “Heart Outpourings” (English Poem), “Satyo-Mityo, Banji Sankad-Bend Sankad”( Tulu poems). His “Mukhavaram / Movllam” in 3 volumes is a pioneering document of over 25,000 idioms and phrases, colloquial innuendoes and popular vocabulary in Konkani. Some of his works have been translated to English and Tulu. Most of the poems were published in “Rakno, Divo, Jhelo, Mitr, Udev, Panchkadayi magazines and broadcasted in AIR Mumbai and Panjim.

Honours
J. B. Sequeira was the winner of Sahitya Akademi Award (1988). The “Dr.T.M.A. Pai foundation Award” of Rs 10,000 and certificate for his book “Kalzacho Umallo” in 1989, “Sandesha Konkani Best Literature Award (2003) and is named “Kaviraj” by Kalasagar, Mumbai. His book “oxim Ailim Lharam” won cash prize of Rs 25,000 from Akhil Bharth Konkani Parishad. He was the Vice – President of Konkani Bhasha Mandal, Mumbai. He presided over the 18th All India Konkani Sahitya Sammelan held at Madgaon, Goa in 2007.